Tracking
back to the development of SLR photography, there are so many interesting events
and happening that one might not even known to seasoned photographers. We kick start
a small project by including a of the few interesting articles here that might be
of interest to you. Well, we are hungry for more and welcome any informative and
interesting write ups - be it hardware related or events that are of significant
interest to all. You are always encouraged to mail us, if they are chosen to be publish,
full credit will be given.

How Hasselblad got involved in NASA space missions ? Interesting read with the photo of the first
camera on the moon.
Canon's body, Nikkor lenses, WHAT ? Enter here to find out an interesting article. Despite
the great rivalry between the two big names in professional camera market, there
were times both camera makers did worked hand in hand in developing a camera.
* Canon's logo. Though I am a Malaysian Chinese, a Buddhist as well, but I do agreed
- the decision of changing the "original"
logo of Canon was appropriate, purely based on business sense.

Listed
here for surfers easier to navitate; here are some of the developed classic SLR/Rangefinder
cameras produced during the modern times...

Which camera system to start off ? Just in case you are one of those who are
looking for some cross references or considering step into the fascinating world
of SLR photography... Strictly for potential SLR users. May caused stomach upset
for current users...
How to use your favorite 35mm SLR under the water ? You may need housing, a local dive master
shares his knowledge... and we fun around with what he provides. (New)
Quick reference graph to show you how DX coded films work.

Because today the name Nikonos is
virtually synonymous with underwater photography, it's difficult to imagine that
Nikon in fact was NOT the world's first maker of underwater cameras.
Another new upload in this site is how we used a normal 35mm SLR camera and lens
to produce Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) scenes for some real life Internet application.8x, 10x, 12x, 15x Zoom range, wow! Sounds good to us, but this is what
we have been seeing in the advertisement for camcorders. How the claims of these
zoom range translates in, say 35mm photography ? Click HERE for more info.

What is Digital Imaging ? How is it relates to photography ? Also
see a local master of this medium at work ! The press photographers are the first to appreciate the conveniences,
the unman mission in space of the Mars Pathfinder - whose pictures remitted back to earth are
taking the world by storm...

Click HERE for some knowledge how the Japanese first conquered
the hearts of the western hard-core community who preferred the German cameras and
for some knowledge how the Japanese first conquered the hearts of the western hard-core
community who preferred the German cameras and optics... with a little help from
the journalists from the war zone.

All those exotic or forgotten fine optics
of yesteryear and rich history behind some lenses are compiling here, currently,
quite a number of German's best of optics are featured, some from Japan, of course...but
need some help from you guys too to do some beef-up works for this site...anyway,
try <HERE> and hope to have some feedback. Also check the quick reference
chart
for picture angles for
lenses for cross reference in this site.

CCDs
(Charge Coupled Devices) a solid-state chip containing a series of tiny, light-sensitive
photo sites Is the heart of ALL autofocus and video cameras, originally developed
by Honeywell, Click HERE may help
you get the first feel on this new emerging medium.

Not discarding those who just taking
up photography, this site has a special section of helping you understand the basic
fundamentals in photography, let us just outlined some general topics and talk about
apertures, shutter speeds, exposures and relations between all these elements, touch
lightly on depth of field... Click <HERE>

Topic One: (For The
Art of Photography site):- For users of Canon EOS cameras, here is a link to a photography
site maintained by Canon Malaysia on how to use the features of your EOS cameras
as well as utilizing the fundamentals of photography to create better pictures. The
articles are written by an eccentric photojournalist who is also an expert in Canon
cameras. Click <HERE>
- Resources contributed by Philip Chong
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Topic Two: (For Nuts
& Bolts site) MIR's site on the Canon EOS System is still under construction.
In the meantime, for those of you who would like to know how good does a particular
Canon EOS model or EF lens performs in the field, you can find out from the official
site of Canon Malaysia. Test reviews of these Canon products by the same eccentric
guy. Click <HERE>
- Contributed by Philip Chong
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Most current SLRs are using vertically
traveled shutter curtain design, horizontal traveled shutter was generally regarded
as more reliable and was very popular with some high end models in the '70 and early
'80, HOW IT WORKS and why it has slower maximum sync speed ?

HOW long should a camera last ? 150,000
cycles is equivalent to roughly 4,660 rolls of 36 exposures.... click here we present our opinion - for good and for
bad.
Some views on the Aspherical Lenses
that are flooding the market right now. All those exotic or forgotten fine optics
of yesteryear and rich history behind some lenses are compiling here, currently,
quite a number of German's best of optics are featured, some from Japan, of coz...but
need some help from you guys too to do some beef-up works for this site

The glossary - photographic terms & definitions. Click here! Took me a long time to compile these
materials, I hope it's beneficial to all of you. If there is anymore things that
you think should be included, please update or mail me, Thanks!